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Area of Learning: APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES Kindergarten–Grade 3

BIG IDEASDesigns grow out of

natural curiosity.Skills can be developed

through play.Technologies are tools that extend human capabilities.

Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies Content

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Applied DesignIdeating

Identify needs and opportunities for designing, through exploration Generate ideas from their experiences and interests Add to others’ ideas Choose an idea to pursue

Making Choose tools and materials Make a product using known procedures or through modelling of others Use trial and error to make changes, solve problems, or incorporate new ideas from self or others

Sharing Decide on how and with whom to share their product Demonstrate their product, tell the story of designing and making their product, and explain how

their product contributes to the individual, family, community, and/or environment Use personal preferences to evaluate the success of their design solutions Reflect on their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group

Applied Skills Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe manner in both physical and digital environments Develop their skills and add new ones through play and collaborative work

Applied Technologies Explore the use of simple, available tools and technologies to extend their capabilities

Students are expected to use the learning standards for Curricular Competencies from Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies K–3 in combination with grade-level content from other areas of learning in cross-curricular activities to develop foundational mindsets and skills in design thinking and making.

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APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESCurricular Competencies – Elaborations Kindergarten–Grade 3

Ideating: forming ideas or concepts product: for example, a physical product, a process, a system, a service, or a designed environment share: may include showing to others, use by others, giving away, or marketing and selling technologies: things that extend human capabilities (e.g., scissors)


Area of Learning: APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES Grades 4–5

BIG IDEASDesigns can be improved

with prototyping and testing.Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action.

The choice of technology and tools depends on the task.

Learning Standards



Applied DesignUnderstanding context

Gather information about or from potential usersDefining

Choose a design opportunity Identify key features or user requirements Identify the main objective for the design and any constraints

Ideating Generate potential ideas and add to others’ ideas Screen ideas against the objective and constraints Choose an idea to pursue

Prototyping Outline a general plan, identifying tools and materials Construct a first version of the product, making changes to tools, materials, and

procedures as needed Record iterations of prototyping

Testing Test the product Gather peer feedback and inspiration Make changes and test again, repeating until satisfied with the product

Students are expected to use the learning standards for Curricular Competencies from Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 4–5 in combination with grade-level content from other areas of learning in cross-curricular activities to develop foundational mindsets and skills in design thinking and making.



Learning Standards (continued)


Making Construct the final product, incorporating planned changes

Sharing Decide on how and with whom to share their product Demonstrate their product and describe their process Determine whether their product meets the objective and contributes to the individual,

family, community, and/or environment Reflect on their design thinking and processes, and their ability to work effectively both

as individuals and collaboratively in a group, including their ability to share and maintain a co-operative work space

Identify new design issues

Applied Skills Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe manner, and with an awareness of the

safety of others, in both physical and digital environments Identify the skills required for a task and develop those skills as needed

Applied Technologies Use familiar tools and technologies to extend their capabilities when completing a task Choose appropriate technologies to use for specific tasks Demonstrate a willingness to learn new technologies as needed


APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESCurricular Competencies – Elaborations Grades 4–5

users: may include self, peers, younger children, family or community members, customers, plants, or animals Defining: setting parameters constraints: limiting factors such as task or user requirements, materials, expense, environmental impact, issues of appropriation, and knowledge that

is considered sacred Ideating: forming ideas or concepts product: for example, a physical product, a process, a system, a service, or a designed environment iterations: repetitions of a process with the aim of approaching a desired result share: may include showing to others, use by others, giving away, or marketing and selling technologies: things that extend human capabilities



BIG IDEASDesign can be responsive to

identified needs.Complex tasks require the

acquisition of additional skills.Complex tasks may require multiple

tools and technologies.

Learning Standards




Empathize with potential users to find issues and uncover needs and potential design opportunities

Defining Choose a design opportunity Identify key features or potential users and their requirements Identify criteria for success and any constraints

Ideating Generate potential ideas and add to others’ ideas Screen ideas against criteria and constraints Evaluate personal, social, and environmental impacts and ethical

considerations Choose an idea to pursue

Prototyping Identify and use sources of information Develop a plan that identifies key stages and resources Explore and test a variety of materials for effective use Construct a first version of the product or a prototype, as appropriate,

making changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed Record iterations of prototyping

Students will experience a minimum of three modules of Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 6–7 in each of Grades 6 and 7. Schools may choose from among the modules listed below or develop new modules that use the Curricular Competencies of Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 6–7 with locally developed content. Locally developed modules can be offered in addition to, or instead of, the modules in the provincial curriculum.

Computational ThinkingStudents are expected to know the following:

simple algorithms that reflect computational thinking visual representations of problems and data evolution of programming languages visual programming

Computers and Communications DevicesStudents are expected to know the following:

computer system architecture, including hardware and software, network infrastructure (local), intranet/Internet, and personal communication devices

strategies for identifying and troubleshooting simple hardware and software problems

function of input and output devices, including 3D printing and adaptive technologies for those with special needs

ergonomics in use of computers and computing devices effective and efficient keyboarding techniques





Testing Test the first version of the product or the prototype Gather peer and/or user and/or expert feedback and inspiration Make changes, troubleshoot, and test again

Making Identify and use appropriate tools, technologies, and materials

for production Make a plan for production that includes key stages, and carry it

out, making changes as needed Use materials in ways that minimize waste

Sharing Decide on how and with whom to share their product Demonstrate their product and describe their process, using

appropriate terminology and providing reasons for their selected solution and modifications

Evaluate their product against their criteria and explain how it contributes to the individual, family, community, and/or environment

Reflect on their design thinking and processes, and evaluate their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group, including their ability to share and maintain an efficient co-operative work space


Applied Skills Demonstrate an awareness of precautionary and emergency safety

procedures in both physical and digital environments Identify and evaluate the skills and skill levels needed, individually

or as a group, in relation to a specific task, and develop them as needed

Digital LiteracyStudents are expected to know the following:

Internet safety digital self-image, citizenship, relationships, and communication legal and ethical considerations, including creative credit and copyright, and

cyberbullying methods for personal media management search techniques, how search results are selected and ranked, and

criteria for evaluating search results strategies to identify personal learning networks

DraftingStudents are expected to know the following:

technical drawing, including sketching techniques and manual drafting techniques

elements of plans and drawings simple computer-aided drafting programs

Entrepreneurship and MarketingStudents are expected to know the following:

role of entrepreneurship in designing and making products and services market niche branding of products, services, institutions, or places pricing product/service, including decision to seek profit or break even role of basic financial record-keeping and budgeting





Applied Technologies Select, and as needed learn about, appropriate tools and

technologies to extend their capability to complete a task Identify the personal, social, and environmental impacts,

including unintended negative consequences, of the choices they make about technology use

Identify how the land, natural resources, and culture influence the development and use of tools and technologies

Food StudiesStudents are expected to know the following:

basic food handling and simple preparation techniques and equipment factors in ingredient use, including balanced eating/nutrition, function, and

dietary restrictions factors that influence food choices, including cost, availability, and family and

cultural influences

Media ArtsStudents are expected to know the following:

digital and non-digital media, and their distinguishing characteristics and uses techniques for using images, sounds, and text to communicate information,

settings, ideas, and story structure media technologies and techniques to capture, edit, and manipulate images,

sounds, and text for specific purposes influences of digital media for the purpose of communication and self-

expression

MetalworkStudents are expected to know the following:

characteristics and uses of metals metalworking techniques and processes using hand tools metals as a non-renewable resource

Power TechnologyStudents are expected to know the following:

power is the rate at which energy is transformed forms of energy energy is conserved devices that transform energy





RoboticsStudents are expected to know the following:

a robot is a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically

uses of robotics main components of robots: sensors, control systems, and effectors various ways that objects can move programming and logic for robotics components various platforms for robotics

TextilesStudents are expected to know the following:

range of uses of textiles variety of textile materials hand construction techniques for producing and/or repairing textile items consumer concerns that influence textile choices, including availability, cost,

function (e.g., waterproof), and textile care

WoodworkStudents are expected to know the following:

ways in which wood is used in local cultural and economic contexts characteristics of wood as a material woodworking techniques and basic joinery using hand tools


APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESCurricular Competencies – Elaborations Grades 6–7

Empathize: share the feelings and understand the needs of others to inform design users: may include self, peers, younger children, family or community members, customers, plants, or animals Defining: setting parameters constraints: limiting factors such as task or user requirements, materials, expense, environmental impact, issues of appropriation, and knowledge that

is considered sacred Ideating: forming ideas or concepts sources of information: including seeking knowledge from other people as experts (e.g., First Peoples Elders), secondary sources, and collective

pools of knowledge in communities and collaborative atmospheres product: for example, a physical product, a process, a system, a service, or a designed environment iterations: repetitions of a process with the aim of approaching a desired result technologies: things that extend human capabilities share: may include showing to others, use by others, giving away, or marketing and selling

APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESContent – Elaborations Grades 6–7

Computational Thinking simple algorithms: for sorting, searching, sequence, selection, and repetition; specific statements to complete a simple task; cryptography and code

breaking (e.g., cyphers) visual representations: graphs, charts, network diagrams, info graphics, flow charts, lists, tables, or arrays evolution of programming languages: historical perspectives, evolution (e.g., Ada Lovelace, punch cards, Hollerith, Grace Hopper, Alan Turing,

Enigma, cyphers)

Digital Literacy Internet safety: including privacy and security (secured connections, passwords, personal information), digital footprint and dossier, cyberbullying,

online scams, and cybercrimes personal media management: for example, personalization and organization, bookmarks, content management criteria: accuracy, timeliness, appropriateness, credibility, and bias personal learning networks: personalized digital instructional tools to enhance learning and engagement (apps, websites, videos, tutorials, games)

Drafting drafting techniques: geometric concepts and scale, isometric, orthographic, and oblique drawings drafting programs: for example, SketchUp, 123Design

Entrepreneurship and Marketing market niche: a subset of the market on which a specific product is focused, created by identifying needs or wants not provided by competitors

Food Studies


APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESContent – Elaborations Grades 6–7

techniques: for example, cutting, blending, heating, and chilling foods; storing foods; clean hands and food preparation surfaces equipment: for example, blender, utensils, knife, scissors, hot plate, stove, solar oven, ice bath, wooden skewers, steam basket, microwave, birch bark

container, tagine, wok dietary restrictions: allergens (e.g., dairy, nuts), sensitivities/intolerances (e.g., gluten)

Media Arts digital and non-digital: for example, video production, layout and design, graphics and images, photography (digital and traditional), emerging media

processes (performance art, collaborative work, sound art, network art) techniques: for example, crop, print, record/capture, sequence

Metalwork techniques and processes: for example, bending, cutting, filing, drilling, soldering (with fume extractor) hand tools: for example, cordless and corded drills, rotary tool, hammer, screwdriver, hacksaw, jeweller’s saw, scribe, square, punch, clamp and

vise, files

Power Technology forms of energy: sound, thermal, elastic, nuclear, chemical, magnetic, mechanical, gravitational, and electrical conserved: the law of conservation of energy — energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed transform energy: for example, electrical to mechanical, elastic to mechanical, chemical to electrical, electrical to light

Robotics sensors: “sense” — the parts of the robot that allow it to gather information about its environment that guides its behaviour control systems: “think” — the part of the robot that determines the robot’s behaviour effectors: “act” — the parts of the robot that do the work ways: straight line, back-and-forth, round-and-round, zigzag, fast and slow, fixed distances in set patterns platforms: for example, VEX IQ, LEGO Mindstorms/NXT, Cubelets

Textiles uses: construction (e.g., sails at Canada Place), automotive, apparel, function (e.g., fire blanket), ceremonial (e.g., regalia) materials: for example, leather, cedar, wool, cotton, felt, embroidery thread, yarn, grasses and reeds, pine needles, sinew, plastic, used items and

fabrics (e.g., food wrappers, old clothing) hand construction techniques: for example, hand sewing, knitting (needles, arm, spool), crocheting, weaving, darning, up-cycling (e.g., turning an

underused item into something else), embellishing existing items

Woodwork woodworking techniques: for example, cutting materials according to plan, layout, sanding methods, abrasive applications basic joinery: for example, butt joints (with and without dowel), rabbit joints, gluing, nails and screws hand tools: for example, cordless and corded drills, rotary tool, hammer, screwdriver, backsaw, coping saw, nail set, square, clamp and vise


Area of Learning: APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES Grade 8

BIG IDEASDesign can be responsive to

identified needs.Complex tasks require the

acquisition of additional skills.Complex tasks may require multiple

tools and technologies.

Learning Standards




Empathize with potential users to find issues and uncover needs and potential design opportunities

Defining Choose a design opportunity Identify key features or potential users and their requirements Identify criteria for success and any constraints

Ideating Generate potential ideas and add to others’ ideas Screen ideas against criteria and constraints Evaluate personal, social, and environmental impacts and ethical

considerations Choose an idea to pursue

Prototyping Identify and use sources of information Develop a plan that identifies key stages and resources Explore and test a variety of materials for effective use Construct a first version of the product or a prototype, as appropriate,

making changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed Record iterations of prototyping

The curriculum is designed to be offered in modules or courses of various lengths. Schools are required to provide students with the equivalent of a full-year “course” in Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies. This “course” can be made up of one or more modules. Schools may choose from among the modules listed below or develop new modules that use the Curricular Competencies of Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 8 with locally developed content. Locally developed modules can be offered in addition to, or instead of, the modules in the provincial curriculum.

Computational ThinkingStudents are expected to know the following:

software programs as specific and sequential instructions with algorithms that can be reliably repeated by others

debugging algorithms and programs by breaking problems down into a series of sub-problems

binary number system (1s and 0s) to represent data programming languages, including visual programming in relation to

text-based programming and programming modular components

Computers and Communications DevicesStudents are expected to know the following:

design and function of digital infrastructures, from personal communication systems to wide area networks and the Internet of Things

social, cultural, and economic impact of mobile devices systems for information transfer and communication, including videos,

blogs, podcasts, and social media keyboarding techniques





Testing Test the first version of the product or the prototype Gather peer and/or user and/or expert feedback and inspiration Make changes, troubleshoot, and test again

Making Identify and use appropriate tools, technologies, and materials

for production Make a plan for production that includes key stages, and carry it

out, making changes as needed Use materials in ways that minimize waste

Sharing Decide on how and with whom to share their product Demonstrate their product and describe their process, using

appropriate terminology and providing reasons for their selected solution and modifications

Evaluate their product against their criteria and explain how it contributes to the individual, family, community, and/or environment

Reflect on their design thinking and processes, and evaluate their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group, including their ability to share and maintain an efficient co-operative work space



procedures in both physical and digital environments Identify and evaluate the skills and skill levels needed, individually

or as a group, in relation to a specific task, and develop them as needed

Digital LiteracyStudents are expected to know the following:

elements of digital citizenship ethical and legal implications of current and future technologies strategies for curating personal digital content, including management,

personalization, organization, and maintenance of digital content; e-mail management; and workflow

search techniques, how search results are selected and ranked, and criteria for evaluating search results

strategies to engage with personal learning networks


manual and computer-aided drafting techniques elements of technical plans and drawings advantages of using vector files virtual creation using CAD


characteristics of entrepreneurial activity characteristics of social entrepreneurship in First Nations communities recognition of a market need and identification of target market development of a product or service, including its features and benefits forms of advertising and marketing that can influence a potential customer

or buyer differences between consumer wants and needs role of money management in financing an idea or developing a product





Applied Technologies Select, and as needed learn about, appropriate tools and

technologies to extend their capability to complete a task Identify the personal, social, and environmental impacts,

including unintended negative consequences, of the choices they make about technology use

Identify how the land, natural resources, and culture influence the development and use of tools and technologies


cross-contamination, including prevention and management food preparation practices, including elements of a recipe, techniques,

and equipment effects of removing or substituting ingredients, including nutritional profile,

food quality, taste social factors that affect food choices, including eating practices variety of eating practices local food systems First Peoples food use and how that use has changed over time

Media ArtsStudents are expected to know the following:

digital and non-digital media technologies, their distinguishing characteristics, and their uses, including layout and design, graphics and images, and video production techniques for using images, sounds, and text to represent characterizations and points of view of people, including themselves, as well as settings and ideas

story principles and genre conventions media technologies and techniques to shape space, time, movement, and

lighting within images, sounds, and text for specific purposes processes for manipulating and testing digital media data issues in ethical media practices, including cultural appropriation, moral

copyright, reproduction, and privacy elements of media arts used to communicate meaning influences of digital media, including on communication and self-expression




Curricular Competencies ContentMetalworkStudents are expected to know the following:

characteristics and uses of ferrous and non-ferrous metals metal fastening techniques, including basic welding and fabrication practices metalworking techniques and processes using hand tools and power equipment elements of plans and drawings reclamation and repurposing of metals

Power TechnologyStudents are expected to know the following:

uses of power technology renewable and non-renewable sources of energy conversion and transmission of energy kinetic and potential energy effect of mass and inertia on speed and distance role of aerodynamics effects of forces on devices

RoboticsStudents are expected to know the following:

uses of robotics in local contexts types of sensors user and autonomous control systems uses and applications of end effectors movement- and sensor-based responses program flow interpretation and use of schematics for assembling circuits identification and applications of components various platforms for robotics programming






sources of textile materials hand and machine construction techniques for producing and/or repairing

textile items basic components of patterns and instructions colour as an element of design personal factors that influence textile choices, including culture and self-

expression, and the impact of those choices on individual and cultural identity


historical and current contexts of woodworking identification, characteristics, and properties of a variety of woods, both

manufactured and natural elements of plans and drawings woodworking techniques traditional and non-traditional joinery using hand tools and power

equipment options for reuse of wood and wood products


APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESCurricular Competencies – Elaborations Grade 8

Empathize: share the feelings and understand the needs of others to inform design users: may include self, peers, younger children, family or community members, customers, plants, or animals Defining: setting parameters constraints: limiting factors such as task or user requirements, materials, expense, environmental impact, issues of appropriation, and knowledge that

is considered sacred Ideating: forming ideas or concepts sources of information: including seeking knowledge from other people as experts (e.g., First Peoples Elders), secondary sources, and collective

pools of knowledge in communities and collaborative atmospheres product: for example, a physical product, a process, a system, a service, or a designed environment iterations: repetitions of a process with the aim of approaching a desired result technologies: things that extend human capabilities share: may include showing to others, use by others, giving away, or marketing and selling

APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESContent – Elaborations Grade 8

Computational Thinking visual programming: for example, Scratch, Alice, Greenfoot, BlueJ text-based programming: for example, HTML programming modular components: for example, Arduino, LEGO Mindstorms Digital Literacy

Computers and Communications Devices wide area networks: for example, global, satellite Internet of Things: Internet access across all technologies keyboarding techniques: for example, physical hand and foot placement, posture, development of touch typing skills, use of “home row”

ASDFJKL techniques

Digital Literacy elements of digital citizenship: for example, digital self-image, creative credit and copyright, relationships and communication, cyberbullying, legal

and ethical issues current and future technologies: for example, hacking (white hat and black hat), P2P Sharing, Torrents, VPNs, tracking, data collection, anonymity;

automation, artificial intelligence, mobile devices, data collection, robotics, digital currencies (e.g., Bitcoin) criteria: accuracy, timeliness, appropriateness, credibility, and bias personal learning networks: personalized digital instructional tools to support learning (web forums, tutorials, videos, digital resources, global

communities, group communication and etiquette, online learning)

Drafting drafting techniques: isometric, orthographic, oblique, scale, 2D and 3D drawings



using: for example, converting raster to vector in order to use plotters and vinyl cutters virtual creation: for example, layout and planning of a project, creating plans for a model

Entrepreneurship and Marketing characteristics: goal, element of risk, personal commitment, planning and preparation, commitment of resources forms: print, social media, web, digital wants: what one would like to have; what one can do without needs: what one must have; what one cannot do without

Food Studies eating practices: with whom, what, when, how, why, where food is consumed in a variety of situations (e.g., informal, formal, special, and/or

ceremonial occasions) food systems: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items

Media Arts digital and non-digital: for example, video production, layout and design, graphics and images, photography (digital and traditional), emerging media

processes (performance art, collaborative work, sound art, network art, kinetic art, biotechnical art, robotic art, space art) story principles: electing and organizing the elements of structure, intent, characters, settings, and points of view within the conventions of a genre genre conventions: traditional or culturally accepted ways of doing things based on audience expectations techniques: layout, storyboard, and manipulation elements: composition, time, space, sound, movement, lighting

Metalwork welding: for example, gas welding, brazing, cutting techniques and processes: brazing, turning, machining, drilling, cutting, sanding, grinding, polishing hand tools: for example, cordless and corded drills, rotary tool, screwdriver, wrench, hacksaw, jeweller’s saw, scribe, square, hammer, punch, clamp

and vise, file, chisel, machinist square, shears, aviation snips, box and pan brake, rollers, anvil power equipment: for example, sandblaster, band saw, drill press, grinder, sander, buffing wheel

Power Technology potential: stored energy of position kinetic: energy of motion forces: for example, tension, torsion, compression, shear, friction

Robotics types of sensors: bump, motion, sound, light, infrared assembling: for example, soldering (with fume extraction), breadboarding components: for example, diodes, LEDs, resistors, capacitors, transistors platforms: for example, VEX, VEX IQ, LEGO Mindstorms/NXT

Textiles textile materials: for example, leather, cedar, wool, cotton, felt, embroidery thread, yarn, grasses and reeds, pine needles, sinew, plastic, used items



and fabrics (e.g., food wrappers, old clothing)

Woodwork techniques: for example, preparing rough lumber, choosing appropriate tool sizes, cutting, drilling, painting, using simple hardware and fasteners traditional: for example, mitre joint, rabbet joint, dado joint, dowelling non-traditional: for example, metal connectors, screws and fasteners, biscuits hand tools: for example, cordless and corded drills, rotary tool, hammer, screwdriver, backsaw, ripsaw, coping saw, nail set, square, clamp and vise,

chisel, marking gauge, carpenter square, jig saw power equipment: for example, band saw, scroll saw, drill press reuse: recycling and reclamation



BIG IDEASSocial, ethical, and sustainability

considerations impact design.Complex tasks require the

sequencing of skills.Complex tasks require different

technologies and tools at different stages.

Learning Standards




Engage in a period of research and empathetic observation in order to understand design opportunities

Defining Choose a design opportunity Identify potential users and relevant contextual factors Identify criteria for success, intended impact, and any constraints

Ideating Take creative risks in generating ideas and add to others’ ideas in ways that enhance

them Screen ideas against criteria and constraints Critically analyze and prioritize competing factors, including social, ethical, and

sustainability considerations, to meet community needs for preferred futures Choose an idea to pursue, keeping other potentially viable ideas open

Prototyping Identify and use sources of inspiration and information Choose a form for prototyping and develop a plan that includes key stages

and resources Evaluate a variety of materials for effective use and potential for reuse, recycling,

and biodegradability Prototype, making changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed Record iterations of prototyping

The curriculum is designed to be offered in modules or courses of various lengths. There are more Content learning standards for Grade 9, as schools often offer these as full courses. Schools are required to provide students with the equivalent of a full-year “course” in Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies. This “course” can be made up of one or more of the modules listed below. Schools may choose from among the modules provided in the provincial curriculum or develop new modules that use the Curricular Competencies of Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 9 with locally developed content. Locally developed modules can be offered in addition to, or instead of, the modules in the provincial curriculum.


drafting technique, including dimensioning and standards

drafting styles, including perspective, mechanical, and architectural

CADD/CAM, CNC and 3D printing function of models basic code digital output devices virtual creation using CAD/CAM





Testing Identify sources of feedback Develop an appropriate test of the prototype Conduct the test, collect and compile data, evaluate data, and

decide on changes Iterate the prototype or abandon the design idea

Making Identify and use appropriate tools, technologies, materials, and

processes for production Make a step-by-step plan for production and carry it out, making

changes as needed Use materials in ways that minimize waste

Sharing Decide on how and with whom to share their product and

processes Demonstrate their product to potential users, providing a rationale

for the selected solution, modifications, and procedures, using appropriate terminology

Critically evaluate the success of their product, and explain how their design ideas contribute to the individual, family, community, and/or environment

Critically reflect on their design thinking and processes, and evaluate their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group, including their ability to share and maintain an efficient co-operative work space



procedures in both physical and digital environments Identify the skills and skill levels needed, individually or as a group,

in relation to specific projects, and develop and refine them as needed

Electronics and RoboticsStudents are expected to know the following:

uses of electronics and robotics components of an electric circuit ways in which various electrical components affect the path of electricity Ohm’s law platforms for PCB (printed circuit board) production basic robot behaviours using input/output devices, movement- and

sensor-based responses, and microcontrollers mechanical devices for the transfer of mechanical energy mechanical advantage and power efficiency, including friction, force, and

torque robotics coding various platforms for robotics programming


risks and benefits of entrepreneurship the role of social entrepreneurship in First Nations communities ways of decreasing production costs through training and technological

advancement flow of goods and services from producers to consumers identification of a good or service that ensures brand recognition marketing strategies using the 4 Ps: product, price, promotion, and

placement market segmentation by demographic, geographic, psychographic, and

purchasing pattern evolving consumer needs and wants role of online technologies in expanding access to goods and services sources of financing for a new venture or start-up business measurement of financial success and failure





Applied Technologies Choose, adapt, and if necessary learn about

appropriate tools and technologies to use for tasks

Evaluate the personal, social, and environmental impacts, including unintended negative consequences, of the choices they make about technology use

Evaluate how the land, natural resources, and culture influence the development and use of tools and technologies


pathogenic microbes associated with food-borne illnesses components of food preparation, including use and adaptations of ingredients, techniques,

and equipment health, economic, and environmental factors that influence availability and choice of food in

personal, local, and global contexts ethical issues related to food systems First Peoples traditional food use, including ingredients, harvesting/gathering, storage,

preparation, and preservation

Information and Communications TechnologiesStudents are expected to know the following:

text-based coding binary representation of various data types, including text, sound, pictures, video drag-and-drop mobile development programming modular components development and collaboration in a cloud-based environment design and function of networking hardware and topology, including wired and wireless

network router types, switches, hubs, wireless transfer systems, and client-server relationships

functions of operating systems, including mobile, open source, and proprietary systems current and future impacts of evolving web standards and cloud-based technologies design for the web strategies for curating and managing personal digital content, including management,

personalization, organization, maintenance, contribution, creation, and publishing of digital content

relationships between technology and social change strategies to manage and maintain personal learning networks, including content

consumption and creation keyboarding techniques




Curricular Competencies ContentMedia ArtsStudents are expected to know the following:

digital and non-digital media technologies, their distinguishing characteristics and uses

techniques for organizing ideas to structure information and story through media conventions

media production skills standards-compliant technology ethical, moral, and legal considerations and regulatory issues technical and symbolic elements that can be used in storytelling specific features and purposes of media artworks from the present and

the past to explore viewpoints, including those of First Peoples specific purposes of media use in the social advocacy of First Peoples

in Canada influences of digital media in society

MetalworkStudents are expected to know the following:

basic metallurgy range of uses of metalwork welding fabrication techniques and processes using hand tools and

stationary equipment foundry processes, including creating patterns and moulds, and

casting recycling and repurposing of materials




Curricular Competencies ContentPower TechnologyStudents are expected to know the following:

energy transmission and applications efficiency, including energy loss in the form of thermal energy thermodynamics types of fuels and methods of converting fuels to mechanical energy alternative energy sources small engine systems mechanical measurement devices power technology hand tools effects of forces on devices manuals as information sources


natural and manufactured fibres, including their origins, characteristics, uses, and care strategies for using and modifying simple patterns elements of design used in the design of a textile item social factors that influence textile choices and the impact of those choices on local

communities role of textiles in First Peoples cultures


importance of woodwork in historical and cultural contexts, locally and throughout Canada identification, characteristics, properties, and uses of wood from various tree species techniques for adjusting plans and drawings woodworking techniques and traditional and non-traditional joinery using a variety of tools

and equipment, including stationary power equipment the relationship between First Peoples culturally modified trees and the sustainable use of wood issues in the sustainable use of wood


APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESCurricular Competencies – Elaborations Grade 9

research: seeking knowledge from other people as experts (e.g., First Peoples Elders), secondary sources, and collective pools of knowledge in communities and collaborative atmospheres

empathetic observation: aimed at understanding the values and beliefs of other cultures and the diverse motivations and needs of different people Defining: setting parameters constraints: limiting factors such as task or user requirements, materials, expense, environmental impact, issues of appropriation, and knowledge that

is considered sacred Ideating: forming ideas or concepts sources of inspiration: may include experiences; traditional cultural knowledge and approaches, including those of First Peoples; places, including the

land and its natural resources and analogous settings; and people, including users, experts, and thought leaders plan: for example, pictorial drawings, sketches, flow charts iterations: repetitions of a process with the aim of approaching a desired result sources of feedback: may include peers; users; keepers of traditional cultural knowledge and approaches, including those of First Peoples; and

other experts appropriate test: consider conditions, number of trials technologies: things that extend human capabilities share: may include showing to others, use by others, giving away, or marketing and selling product: for example, a physical product, a process, a system, a service, or a designed environment


Drafting CADD: computer-aided drafting and design CAM: computer-aided manufacturing CNC: computer numerical control basic: for example, for the purpose of editing to send to output devices output devices: for example, plotters, vinyl cutters, and 3D printers; CNC machines virtual creation: for example, layout and planning of a project, creating plans for a model

Electronics and Robotics components: power source, conductor, load electrical components: for example, diodes, LEDs, resistors, capacitors, transistors, ICs (integrated circuits), SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers),

regulators Ohm’s law: describes how voltage, current, and resistance are related: V = IR platforms: for example, Fritzing, Eagle, Diptrace, EZ Route input/output devices: for example, gyro sensors, bump, motion, sound, light, infrared mechanical devices: for example, gears, belts, pulleys, chains, sprockets, linear actuators, pneumatics, bearings, slides coding: for example, G-code, C++, Sketch platforms: for example, VEX, VEX IQ, LEGO Mindstorms/NXT, Arduino, EasyC, RobotC, Scratch for Arduino


APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGIESContent – Elaborations Grade 9Entrepreneurship and Marketing

identification: for example, business name, slogan, logo demographic: age, gender, occupation, and education of customers geographic: size and location of a market area psychographic: general personality and lifestyle preferences of a customer base purchasing pattern: buying behaviour of customers sources of financing: for example, banks, private lending firms, crowdfunding, government grants measurement: profit, loss, asset, liability; financial documents to represent health of a business

Food Studies pathogenic microbes: for example, salmonella, E. coli 0157:H7, staphylococcus factors: for example, global food systems, balanced eating/nutrition, food waste, food marketing, food trends, ethics ethical issues: for example, environment, conditions, rights of workers and animals

Information and Communications Technologies text-based coding: HTML, CSS, JavaScript drag-and-drop mobile development: for example, Vizwik modular components: for example, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, LEGO Mindstorms cloud-based environment: for example, Cloud 9, GitHub wireless transfer systems: for example, NFID, Bluetooth, mobile payments impacts: potential to support collaboration, sharing, and communication; data storage and privacy design for the web: digital creation and manipulation of videos and images for a web-based purpose relationships: for example, local and global impacts of evolving communication and mobile devices, socio-economic digital divide, technology and

gender, social media and social movements, social media and politics, inequality of access, technology and democracy, information as a commodity personal learning networks: personalized digital instructional tools to share and authenticate learning content consumption and creation: web forums, tutorials, videos, digital resources, listservs, global communities, group communication and

etiquette, online learning, MOOCS, open courseware, broadcasting keyboarding techniques: for example, physical hand and foot placement, posture, development of touch typing skills, use of “home row”

ASDFJKL techniques

Media Arts digital and non-digital: for example video production, layout and design, graphics and images, photography (digital and traditional), new emerging

media processes (performance art, collaborative work, sound art, network art, kinetic art, biotechnical art, robotic art, space art) conventions: traditional or culturally accepted ways of doing things based on audience expectations. Each media form has hundreds of conventions

that have been built up over time and are widely accepted by audiences. media production skills: editing and publishing to shape the technical and symbolic elements of images, sounds, and text standards-compliant technology: layout conventions, mark-up language, current web standards, or other digital media compliance

requirements ethical, moral, legal considerations and regulatory issues: for example, in relation to duplication, copyright, appropriation, and ownership

of rights

Metalwork



basic metallurgy: identification, characteristics, and properties of different metals, and characteristics of metal in a variety of formats and gauges uses: for example, art metal, jewellery, stained glass, tools, sheet metal boxes, medieval armour welding: for example, arc, oxygen-acetylene, and MIG welding techniques and processes: for example, plasma and gas cutting, machining (turning, milling, forming, knurling), boring hand tools: for example, drill, rotary tool, screwdriver, wrench, hacksaw, jeweller’s saw, scribe, square, hammer, punch, clamp and vise, file,

chisel, machinist square, shears, aviation snips, box and pan brake, rollers, anvil, socket, tap and die set, Whitney punch, Vernier caliper, micrometer

stationary equipment: for example, sandblaster, band saw, drill press, grinder, sander, buffing wheel, lathe, horizontal band saw, Beverly shear, Whitney punch, benders, hydraulic press, spincaster, forge

casting: for example, lost wax casting, sand casting, investment casting, spin casting

Power Technology thermodynamics: relationship between heat and other forms of energy small engine systems: for example, ignition, fuel system, combustion cycle mechanical measurement devices: for example, torque wrench, feeler gauge, telescopic, micrometer, Vernier caliper, Plastigauge hand tools: for example, wrench, socket, ratchet, ignition tools, hammer, chisel, punch, extractor, HeliCoil, ring compressor/expander, honing tool,

hand valve grinding tool forces: for example, tension, torsion, torque, shear, bending, compression

Textiles modifying: changing length or width of a pattern, adding embellishment, changing closure elements of design: colour, line, form, space, and texture social factors: financial, ethical, familial, cultural, spiritual, racial

Woodwork techniques: for example, shaping, laminating, turning, abrasives, adhesives, finishing traditional: for example, box joint, splined mitre, lapped joint non-traditional: for example, biscuits, brads stationary power equipment: for example, jointer, planer, lathe, router table, table saw, chop saw, band saw, thickness sander, disc/belt sander,

spindle sander, mortise machine, drill press, scroll saw issues: rate of harvest; effects of logging and replanting on ecosystems


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